"hants" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鬼魂（古語）

Definition

“Hants” 是一個古老的方言詞，意思是鬼魂或靈魂，常用於美國南部民間故事與文學中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常罕見且地方性強，主要出現在美國南方早期文學和民間傳說中，如今通常用“ghosts”。只在歷史或特定地方語境使用“hants”。

Examples

Old stories say the woods are full of hants.

古老的故事說森林裡到處都是**鬼魂**。

Some people believe they saw hants late at night.

有些人相信他們深夜見過**鬼魂**。

Grandma warned me not to go out because of the hants.

奶奶警告我不要外出，因為有**鬼魂**。

They say the old church down the road is haunted by hants.

據說路盡頭的老教堂鬧**鬼魂**。

As a kid, I was so scared of hants, I wouldn’t sleep without a nightlight.

小時候我很怕**鬼魂**，沒開夜燈不敢睡。

Local legends are full of strange tales about hants and cursed places.

當地傳說充滿了關於**鬼魂**和被詛咒之地的奇異故事。